Oh no!! So sad. You do this so well. Reminds me of Charlotte's Web. Doesn't matter how old I get, still one of my favorite movies.
At least Daisy took pity and didn't tell Patsy the truth. You keep writing these stories and you'll make vegetarians out of your readers.
A very convincing, moving story.
As the author, I did feel sad and pity but in the end that is reality, you just have accept being oblivious to the truth of the detail or end up freaked out by the actual thing.